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Chi Vibes by Carlos Ferran Via Flickr: (Chi)cago vibes that is. Though 16th St. is near the edge of Chinatown, the other meaning (Qi) works too. Leaving the concrete canyon of Near South Side behind, CN 2169 slowly negotiates CN M337 over the now single tracked 16th St. interlocking bound for the Freeport Sub.
Hottest of the hot by Mike Danneman Via Flickr: Powered by a quartet of Super Fleet GE B40-8Ws, Santa Fe’s 199 train, the hottest in a fleet of hot intermodal trains, barrels through Ancona, Illinois, at 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 1992.
79 years old. by Eric Via Flickr: “This GE 65-tonner, 502, was built in April 1941 as Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. 8. It is now performing switching duties at Joe Behr scrap metal in Rockford, Illinois. It was pulling out of cut of empties that was distributed throughout the complex. After many years of trying, I finally got this in use.”
ATSF672_Corwith-Chicago_0595 by Mark Wurst Via Flickr: “Before they turned pink - A new Santa Fe C44-9W rests between runs at the Corwith locomotive servicing facility in Chicago, IL - May 1995.”
Photo by Mark Wurst
CNW 8704 west in Northlake, Illinois on March 14, 1995. by Eric Via Flickr: “WKJRX with a pair of fairly new C44-9W's (8704,8717) passes Grand Avenue on the very north side of Proviso. This hopper train is crossing over from 2-1 (New Line sub) and will traverse down 30-main to HM then head west on Geneva sub. No one bothered me up here, now forget it!! The CNW style searchlight and station sign are long gone as are the CNW dash 9's. The AWFUL take over by Union Pacific was about one month away.”
“South Shore Line 801 is about to meet its demise as it awaits the torch at Hymen-Michaels scrap yard in Chicago in June of 81.”
Photo by Bill Raia
Santa Fe GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW) locomotives
BRC Clearing Yard
Chicago
February 1994
Photo by Tom Farence
C&NW #1198 (GE SL-136) by rrradioman on Flickr.
C&NW GE SL-136 Proviso Yard April 1979 Photo by Gary Sturm
Caption: “BNSF C44-9W 778 looks brand new (about a month old, I believe) in her warbonnet paint leading a freight on the IHB/B&OCT at Blue Island IL Oct 1997.”
Photo by Art Gross
Chicago & North Western Railway GE SL-144 1198 in Chicago, Illinois in September 1979. Kodachromes by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive is pictured on the site of Illinois Central's Central Station, which had been torn down. It is on display as part of a railroad equipment exposition. Number 1198 was one of two demonstrators built by GE in 1974 ( c/n 41104 ) and later become BN 1100 ( briefly ).”
Union Pacific U-50- at Proviso IL 1974 by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Union Pacific GE U50 locomotive
Proviso, Illinois
1974
Photo by Mark Llanuza
This "DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION" was in the dead line
Caption: “Early in the BNSF era, Santa Fe B40-8W 510 leads an LMX GE and an ATSF GP30 eastbound on the IHB/B&OCT at Blue Island, Illinois.”
December, 1996
Photo by Art Gross
MILW U36C 8500 brand new at Bensenville by James Lewnard Via Flickr: Caption” An Erie Lackawanna transfer brought brand new Milwaukee Road U36C 8500 to Bensenville, where the roundhouse crew set the unit up for service. On June 26, 1972, I called a crew for a Bensenville to Savanna freight with 8500 and 8502 for power. The units spent a few days serving in Illinois before being sent to the West Coast lines.”
Photo by Jim Lewnard
CNW 8509 in Elmhurst, Illinois on August 20, 1994. by Eric Via Flickr: Caption: “A very clean business car special, with CNW 8509, and CNW 490. The F9B was used for head end power and the C40-8 was hand washed at Proviso.”
BNSF - St. Charles Air Line by d.w.davidson on Flickr.
Caption: "Santa Fe C40-8W No. 878 is seen up on the St Charles Air Line, in August 2001."
Chicago
Photo by D.W. Davidson
New Southern Pacific locomotives waiting for delivery to SP
Belt Railway of Chicago yard
Chicago
May 1995
Photo by Jason Cary
